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Sunday, June 7, 2009

Strawberry Granita

Last week,during our regular veggie shopping,we saw a small stall called Tropical snow outside the shop and decided to check it out.It turned out to be a flavoured-shaved-ice stall,in short-something like candy or ice-stick,as it is commonly known.One spoon into it and so many memories came juggling into my mind.I’ve always loved ice-candy and still prefer it to a dollop of ice-cream.Maybe it’s the child-like feeling that draws me to it,I do get transported back into childhood with a single lick;)

Some time back,I had written down a recipe for Strawberry Granita from one of the cookery shows on Tv.I have never tasted a granita,but the end product they showed looked quite similar to a melted ice-candy.Since it was made using Strawberry crush*,the recipe was quite an easy one.I decided to make it when the temperature soared to 42*C and Chennaites were left to the mercy of the SunGod!!

Strawberry Granita

Ingredients

Strawberry Crush – 2 tbspIce cubes – 10-12Powdered sugar – 1 tbsp

Method

In the small jar[Chutney jar] of your mixer,add all the ingredients together and grind till the ice cubes get crushed and everything is mixed well.Serve immediately!!

Granita, new name, here similar thing is called a slush..maybe the regulars wd know the minute/huge difference :D ..and back in our childhood we used to call it 'GOlas' the hand cart wd b full of various bottles of flavoured syrups..the main syrup being kala-khatta..mmmmmmmmm...just mouth watering...ice wd b crushed in a special hand-machine, collected wt the palm, onto a stick , a glass underneath while the vendor poured the syrups demanded by tiny customers! :D Oh those days!THis picture looks soooooo yum! Tks for sharing!